Turkey central bank stuns markets with giant rate hike
It said: "Accordingly, the committee has made a decision to implement a strong monetary tightening to support price stability". Turkish lira implied volatility gauges fell to their lowest levels in more than a month, as sentiment continued to improve.

Early Thursday Florence was about 235 miles (378 kilometers) east southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina and about 280 miles (450 kilometers) east southeast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. "I built this house myself, so I'm not anxious at all, I know it's solid", he said. The city said two Federal Emergency Management Agency teams were working on swift-water rescues, and more were on the way. We know it has forced the cancellation of almost 1,800 flights, with more to come, and that it has already caused serious flooding in coastal areas.

New Bern, a city of about 30,000 residents, has been under a mandatory evacuation order since Tuesday. "Of course, I live in New Bern, I'm a property owner here, I have friends that live here and have property here, work here, and it's devastating to see our attractive community and parts of it underwater, and to even worry about my own home".

There's still a threat from rising tides, Risty-Davis says. "And you don't need power to sling booze", said owner Eli Ellsworth.

At the time, the storm carried winds of about 90 miles per hour (145 km/h), making it a Category 1 storm, but that ranking belies the hurricane's massive clouds and the downpour it is visiting on the coastline, with some areas already drenched in 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain.

Heavy rain, wind gusts and rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence swamped the Carolinas as the massive storm crawled toward the coast, threatening millions of people in its path with record rainfall and punishing surf. "Lots of water, lots of wind, lots of storm surge". Rainfall of up to 20 to 40 inches could fall over the next five days in some areas, forecasters say. She plans to continue to ride out the storm.

A hurricane watch is in effect for Edisto Beach, SC, to South Santee River, SC. "This large-scale feature is expected to keep the hurricane moving northwestward today, followed by a turn toward the west at a much slower speed on Friday as the ridge to the north of Florence weakens due to a weak shortwave trough dropping slowly southward from the Ohio Valley". A storm surge warning is in effect for South Santee River South Carolina to Duck North Carolina.

Paul Manafort expected to plead guilty, avoid second trial
Manafort was facing seven counts of foreign lobbying violations and witness tampering in a trial set to begin later this month. Another approach would be for Manafort to plead guilty without cooperating in hopes of a presidential pardon.

IPhone XR: Apple unveils iPhone XR starting at £749
As with the iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max , the iPhone XR allows you to retroactively adjust the background blur from the gallery. There's also Dual-SIM support but for those outside of China would need to use an e-SIM for the secondary connection.

Trump postpones November trip to Ireland
From there, Trump was also planning to make the journey to Ireland to renew the deep and historic ties between the two nations. The delegation of the White house were to visit Ireland in the coming weeks to plan the trip, but her visit was canceled.

Answers to the 5 most asked questions about Hurricane Florence
The worst of the storm will likely last into Monday for Charlotte before what's left of Florence will move to the north and west. Officials said some 1.7 million people in the Carolinas and Virginia were warned to evacuate, but it was unclear how many did.

Amazon chief Jeff Bezos gives $2bn to help the homeless
Go Gold boxes by Amazon are uniquely-designed packing boxes that feature a gold ribbon - the worldwide symbol of childhood cancer. Trump has described The Washington Post as Amazon's "chief lobbyist". "It's unsafe to demonize the media", Bezos said.

China says world trade system not flawless , needs reform
His remarks come as China and the United States may return to the negotiating table with the threat of new US tariffs looming. The two chambers of commerce on Thursday urged the USA and Chinese governments to resume negotiations.